The sky is an unusually bright color coming through the window. So I went outside to see why.
What a beautiful sky.
Enjoy this day.
Sue
The sky is an unusually bright color coming through the window. So I went outside to see why.
What a beautiful sky.
Enjoy this day.
Sue
So,.... My friend, Lauren, you know Lauren, has been telling me I need to post. This is me today.
Then at 3:00 this happened. Yep, a dump truck load of firewood.
I stacked some. I did have a little help with Kip bringing me up a few pieces. My son and Kip said they'd come over tomorrow and stack it. Payment will be in the form of Culver's for dinner. I'm so thankful he helps me.
It's cooler now, but lovely during the day.
Be safe, get your outside chores done. Winter is right around the corner.
Sue
The nights are cooler, the days waiver between hot and chilly. I've built a couple fires in the wood burner. I have used the AC this week. Welcome to Ohio weather. I like fall. I like it for the cooler weather, fires in the fire pit, fresh apples and fresh cider from the local orchard, the smell of fall, the leaves, smoke from the chimneys. I can get my cozy sweaters out from storage. But.... This is a big but. I don't like fall because it means winter is coming. I've ordered a dump truck of wood. I'm cleaning up the garden beds. Yeah, I dislike being cold.
I finished my Cabbage Rose hooked piece. I turned it into a pillow.
Later today my neighbor and I are heading to the local Mennonite farm stand. They've got the greatest produce there. I'm hoping to find red beets.
Have a blessed day, Sue
A few weeks ago I shared a post of many unfinished rug hooking items. Plus there are a couple that laid forgotten and not counted into the tally. So I've made myself a list and hope to complete at least two of the items per month.
For August I finished this little heart. This must have been from when I was really new to hooking. It's on burlap. It just needed to be bound. The first wool yarn I tried to use just pulled apart when attempting to pull it through those tiny holes. I ended up using a dark gray wool yarn and whipped it. I used to do all my rugs this way. Now it is not my favorite way to bind.
I finished hooking the turkey rug. It has been steamed, zigzagged, etc. The wool binding has been sewn onto the rug and I'm turning and securing it. I'm sure I'll get this done. There's not much left to do.
On a fun note, Mac has been taking gocarting lessons. His grandpa has been taking Mac and his cousins to a racetrack in Fremont Ohio. Today was the cousin's first race. In two weeks Mac will be in his first race. Sounds fun and exciting.
Now this is a fancy gocart. Nothing like the one I had for the kids when they were young.I'm starting to pull up my veggies. Prime growing time is over here in Ohio. These are the few carrots. It's about the same amount I got last year.
I planted several pumpkins. This is the only one that came from a purposefully planted seed. It will be orange.
After I made that list last week I said, "Well Sue, you best get busy". So I've been hooking a little bit each day. I'm working on the turkey pattern from Bird in Hand Primitives. I rehooked a couple of areas and I added more berries.
This is where I was at last week.
While perusing the internet this week one of my friends came across this.
Wowzers, isn't this the same turkey? Is it from an "antique" rug? Is Mavis Butterfield using Robin's drawing? If so, she did not credit her. And the price. Oh my, I wish I could get that kind of $$ for my rugs.
So it leads me to more questions. Why is it alright to sell quilting or needlework patterns after using, but not rug hooking patterns?? Inquiring minds want to know.
The sky is an unusually bright color coming through the window. So I went outside to see why. What a beautiful sky. The trees are all sho...